Lancaster Civil War Roundtable: “It’s Thrill Will Never Die”: Sheridan’s Ride in War & Memory

Jonathan Noyalas presents: “It’s Thrill Will Never Die”: Sheridan’s Ride in War & Memory. On the night of October 19, 1864, Major General Philip H. Sheridan and his friend, George Crook, were sitting around the Belle Grove Mansion reflecting on the day’s events at the Battle of Cedar Creek. T0ward the end of the conversation, Sheridan turned to his long-time friend, George Crook, and said, “Crook, I am going to get much more credit for this than I deserve.” Sheridan could never have imagined how his victory at Cedar Creek would come to define his legacy in the popular consciousness.